{"product_id":"the-woods-colt-a-novel-of-the-ozarks-hills-9781682262245","title":"The Woods Colt: A Novel of the Ozarks Hills","description":"\u003cp\u003eAlthough more than one hundred novels set in the Ozarks were published before it, Thames Ross Williamson's 1933 novel \u003ci\u003eThe Woods Colt\u003c\/i\u003e was the first to achieve notable success both popularly and critically. Written entirely in regional dialect, \u003ci\u003eThe Woods Colt\u003c\/i\u003e is the story of the violent and reckless Clint Morgan, whose attempts to secure love and freedom force him down a path of self-destruction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSimultaneously exploitative and romantic, \u003ci\u003eThe Woods Colt\u003c\/i\u003e carries us back to the heart of the Great Depression, heyday of the hillbilly in pop culture, when the perceived self-reliance and old-fashioned wisdom of rural people allowed audiences to not only escape their current circumstances but also imagine more hopeful ways of living. Williamson, a prolific author, answered this interest with a fast-paced and action-driven novel filled with folklore that had, ostensibly, been authenticated by none other than renowned Ozarks expert Vance Randolph.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Woods Colt\u003c\/i\u003e, with its familiar sense of danger and adventure, continues to offer insight and entertainment as it wrestles with timeless themes of economic struggle, cultural conflict, and modernization. With an introduction and explanatory notes from Phillip Douglas Howerton, this new edition makes the seminal novel available once more to scholars, regional enthusiasts, and anyone looking for a tale of the Ozark hills.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThames Williamson was born in Idaho in 1894. After an adventurous early life as a circus hand, whaler, and prison officer, he studied at the University of Iowa and Harvard University. A sojourning writer who sought to depict the wide variety in American life, Williamson was the author of more than thirty titles, including novels, screenplays, juvenile literature, and academic texts. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePhillip Douglas Howerton is professor of English at Missouri State University-West Plains and the editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Literature of the Ozarks: An Anthology\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"University of Arkansas Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50521523224850,"sku":"9781682262245","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_dabd5ce7-5189-4f44-8488-09162d6d4aa9.jpg?v=1731106222","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-woods-colt-a-novel-of-the-ozarks-hills-9781682262245","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}